i voted today at 9 am after meeting a friend for coffee. i was in and out in less than five minutes.
how long did it take you to vote?
i voted today at 9 am after meeting a friend for coffee. i was in and out in less than five minutes.
how long did it take you to vote?
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111 responses to “how long did it take you to vote?”
I was in and out in about 10 minutes – Louisville, KY
In and out within ten minutes, even with four children asking 1,000,000 questions and doling out their life stories to the poll workers.
Anne,
Less than 5 for me, too – love living in a small place … my wife came home and said “there are 6 people in line, go” …
BTW – looking forward to seeing you @recreate in Feb.
For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
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arrived at 0630. poll opened at 0700. walked out the door at 0740. there were 70ish people in line in front of us. :)
I was in and out in 5 minutes thanks to early voting and living in a small town. My wife and I went first thing this morning.
in and out in 3 minutes, and even had to process an address change!
vote by mail rules…i voted on saturday in my sweats and a sweatshirt on the couch.
About 10 minutes… There were lots of people there but it was moving quickly.
I showed up at 7:20 a.m. Cast my ballot at 8:15 a.m. There were approximately 100-150 people in line.
One hour. Our polling place was a mess… they didn’t have the signage right on check-in lines, so I wasted 20 minutes in line to get my ballot, only to find I was in the wrong line. 40 minutes later, I finally had my ballot and could vote.
The worst part? The lines by last name were anything but equal. As I stood in the “R-S” line, waiting for what seemed an eternity, I watched no less than 100 others walk right up to the table to sign in, get their ballot, and vote with no waiting whatsoever.
I early-voted on Friday. It took like 10 minutes.
took me 30 minutes at 10 a.m.
5 minutes! Early voting.
It took longer to fill in the circles than it did to actually get my ballot and wait in line. Quick and painless.
15 minutes. In and out. Painless.
In and out in less than 10 minutes – and that’s after having to wait 5 minutes for one of the two electronic voting machines. And taking 5 kids with us to do so!
took me about an hour – line out the door at 7am
Got there at 6:40 – polls opened at 7 – out by 7:20.
in and out in less than 10 minutes – at Discovery Middle School in Madison, Alabama. Last time we voted in a presidential election…….2.5 hours. IT was a much more pleasant experience this time.
In line at 5:45 AM, doors opened at 6:30, was out by 7:15, so an hour and a half. By the way, wear your “I voted” sticker tomorrow and go to Starbucks for a free coffee or Ben and Jerrys for a free ice cream! See, voting has it’s privledges.
20 minutes in Rome, Georgia. Only had 3 machines and some confusing amendments that you had to read three times to actually understand, slowed things down a little.
It took me less than 10 minutes. -Lincoln, NE
voted by mail – it’s great!!!
Early voted at the Green Hills Library. Took 20 minutes.
zero minutes. i vote via the US Postal Service.
About 10 minutes here…one of the great things about small-town living
i spent about an hour (7:20 am to 8:20 am) at a church within walking distance of my apartment in cincinnati. 1 machine (1 machine was down, apparently). one polling place (slightly cramped). two precincts. i think i caught the ‘morning rush’ crowd also. super fun. but worth it. it was pretty quick once i had my ballot, thanks to some pre-election research and a handy checklist from the league of women voters. :)
I waited in line about 2 minutes and took longer to cast my vote than stand in line, so all in all it took a little over 5 minutes. I’m in Ardmore, OK–but the lines for early voting yesterday were apparently much longer, my friend waited about 30-40 minutes then.
At 10:45 a.m. I was in and out in 10 minutes even with my two kids in tow. Easy peezy!
3 minutes – with daughter in tow…
sweet…
5 minutes or less for me.
OK, and moment of truth, did you write in Steve Jobs?
less than 5 minutes…
Voted by absentee…so no time at all heeee!
45 minutes…30 of which was spent waiting in the wrong line after being assured it was the correct one – Corona, Ca
Got in line at 9 am, walked out of the polling place an hour later.
But worth it.
Oh that we cared this much about Darfur, starving children, or spreading the love of God.
It took me 2 hours and that was showing up at 6am 1 hour before polls opened. Father in law showed up at 8:30 right when i was leaving and it took him 3.5 hrs. Oh well we voted and that is what counts
Was in line @ 6:45 and was Voter # 55 in my Precinct. Walked out the door @ 7:45.
Took less than 5 minutes to vote. I was #138 and that was at 8:30 a.m. central time. I think I spent more time texting all of my friends across the country to remind them to vote for McCain-Palin. This election will be closer than people think. (I’m hoping and praying for that outcome).
1 hour and 10 minutes in South Florida
approximately 15 minutes @ Asbury College in Wilmore, KY
in and out. No line.
I am out side of Louisville and I was in and out in 20…at 11am
My wife and I voted early on Saturday. We waited in line at our local county election board for a little over an hour!
Brice – nope. I actually chose a real candidate. Happy? :)
I’m in Dallas, walked into the polling place (elementary school) a couple of minutes after 7 (when polls opened), walked out at 7:35, and I was voter #102. The line for my last name (A-L) was probably three x as long as the line for M-Z.
All in all, not too long of a wait, longer than I was expecting though.
In and out – Pleasant Hill, IA. They had a lot more polling booths set up though. So they seemed well prepared.
35 minutes in Fort Myers, Fl.
An hour and a half in line, outdoors in the wind. But chatting with neighbors wasn’t so bad.
got there as the polls opened at 6:00am (in Arizona)… about 150-200 people already ahead of me. got in and out in about an hour. totally worth it!
about 45 minutes – huge line but fast-moving! I loved the line b/c it means people are VOTING! :)
(Fairfax County, VA – outside DC)
Got in line at about 7:55 and was out the door by about 8:20. Not too bad…I was just wondering where all these people were in March or July during the primaries???
3 hours
I was there at 7:00am and left at 8:00am. (Oklahoma)
And who was your vote for? (you knew it was coming…)
My hubby & I early voted on Thursday & didn’t wait in line at all here in Texas.
I went to the library in Green Hills by my house (the other day – early voted), and it took me about 5 minutes. What a breeze!
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I early voted on Friday. I thought I was beating the rush when I got there at 3:30PM. I was wrong. I waited for about 20-30 mins. Kind of disorganized in Denton, Texas!
one hour with two munchkins…i was just thankful it wasn’t longer. such a great privilege we have.
10 minutes at each polling place I went to. I told them I was voting for Obama and they let me vote 15 times. Just doing my part.
I got in line about 7:20 and was back in my truck by 8:00. Clinton, MS
It took me about 35 minutes, but I got there very early.
I was in and out in less than 5 minutes. There was only 1 person in front of me. But I live in a pretty small town.
I’m in Central North Carolina, and I voted a week ago, this last Friday in early voting. Even with the very high early voting turnout, and rumors that some places were taking up to 3-4 hours, I got in and out an about 15 minutes at Lunch Time. I was very excited about that!
By the way, I wrote in ANNE JACKSON for president, because she is much hotter than Sarah Palin ;-) OK..Now that I have completely embarrased Anne by that statement, I will get back to work :-) And, I am kidding…I did vote for one of the parties, not going to say publicaly at this time who though.
no line 5 min. ;o)
It took me about 10 minutes. There weren’t a whole lot of people there at the time, but judging from the outbound traffic as I was pulling into the parking lot, I’d say I just missed the big rush.
Morristown, NJ
I walked right up to the table, they handed me the ballot and I was done in 5 minutes. All the news stations in Cincinnati were saying how the lines were pretty long and that there were a lot more people voting than they expected. So needless to say I was surprised when I got to my location.
25 minutes
Brice, I can’t say :) I mean I won’t. But Crystal knows.
About 20 minutes and I had the kiddos with me (4 and 6) to experience the voting process (homeschooling at it’s finest =) My 13 yr old was not allowed to go to the ballot box with me – only 12 and under. Odd, huh? I voted in Ferndale, MD =)
With absentee balloting, about 15 minutes. Really took my time.
Voted around 9:30, Alaska time, and it took about 10 minutes to get in and out.
I voted today at about 1:30. In and out in less than 10 minutes — but voting here (Townsend, Tennessee) is a social event — small towns, it’s time to “catch up” with everyone!
It took my husband and I over an hour to cast our ballots. No worries though, we spent most of that time talking to a woman about how she’s attracted to her dog and how dangerous cell phone towers are! It was a very colorful experience!
about 3 minutes. I live in a small precinct, despite the DC beltway madness. Went as a family unit (first “vote” for our 13 months old :-)
About an hour @ 8am this morning. Grabbed my free Starbucks though afterwards.
Dont forget: Free Chick-fil-a, Krispy Creme, Starbucks, and Ben & Jerry’s today!!
In and out in 9 minutes, exactly.
10 minutes at 8 o’clock this morning. I was a bit disappointed. I was looking forward to people watching!
About 5 minutes.
Bout 45 minutes.
3 HOURS!! But worth it.
Waited about 5 minutes.
25 minutes at the Six Flags Over Jesus megachurch in our neighborhood. It would’ve been less were it not for the major incompetence of one of the election clerks who insisted on doing the jobs that her two colleagues were supposed to be doing in addition to her own. Everyone in line started giggling when she told them it was “more efficient” that way. I love democracy!
I voted on Friday for early voting to beat the lines. Wait time? 1 hour 45 minutes. Several of our staff voted this morning and reported 20-30 minute waits.
I’m not bitter… yeah I am.
God bless America!
about an hour. made me late for work.
Took us ( hubby and I) 50 minutes they had a machine go down other wise it probably would have only taken 30
took all of 5 minutes at 2:45p if you don’t count me walking out of line at 7:20a after waiting 30 minutes, or going last Friday to early vote only to find out Thursday was the last day for early voting.
10 minutes total (including time spent in the “line”)
Anne voted for the dog – hating candidate.
It took me 20 minutes on Oct 22.
Exactly two hours. And that was in a small precinct in Florence, SC! I really didn’t mind the wait, it was so great to see so many people turning out to vote!
No wait. got right in.
Took about an hour (in line 30 min before they opened) on Saturday Oct. 25th.
I voted early last week but when i first got there the printer jammed that they use to print my ballot. I asked the lady if we were in Florida? I went back the next day, it took me 15 minutes.
San Diego at noon: 5 minutes.
5 mins—Nashville, TN today
20 min., but because the lady at the front took forever and then i had to decide which one to vote for.
like 10 min, max. most ppl early voted in tn, i’m told.
In and out with wife and 2 kids @5pm. Earlier in the day, there was a 4 hour wait at the same location. God is good!
I was in and about in like 3 minutes.
My city (El Paso, Texas) is notorious for ridiculously low turn-out, and we had record early voting numbers, so I’m sure those factors made for my short wait time.
I voted a little before 4pm and was in and out in less than 10 minutes. In DeForest, WI – not a big place, but in 2004 I waited over an hour. So I planned my day so that I could get there before the after-work rush this time.
about 30 minutes. not too bad.
I voted at 6:30 am this morning….there was a line, but there are 3 precints in the same building. It would have helped me to know which precint, but I was in and out in 30 minutes….not too bad!!!
about 5 minutes. sooooooooo glad i voted early. ;)
2 Hours and 45 minutes.
If my last name began with any letter between I and O it could have been much shorter but our lines were wrapped around the building and I happen to fall in the all too popular “P-Z” category.
about an hour….
they didn’t have our names on the list, which we didn’t find out until AFTER we waited in the L-Z line…..then, we had to wait in the “we don’t have you on our list” line…..then, we voted…..then, we went back in the “i voted, and I need my special envelope to drop my ballot in the box” line.
then i got my sticker.
i put it on my boob.
no reason….just thought it was funny…
It only took me about 20 minutes. And then I got my free coffee. It was a great day to be an American.
nice job throwing me under bus there, Anne. :)
I did early voting on Saturday, it was less than 10 minutes. They didn’t have any stickers…
Man! I went at 11:30 and it took me exactly 2 hours.. my husband went earlier around 9am, and it took him almost 3 hours.
only 5-10 minutes. went on my lunch break and there were only a few people ahead of me. im inclined to believe so many people voted early in the morning that it was a trickle for the remainder of the day